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AdventHealth Opening New Off-Site Emergency Department in Winter Haven

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024

WINTER HAVEN, Fla., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospital leaders, local government officials and members of the business community took the next step in bringing better access to high-quality emergency care to Winter Haven with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new AdventHealth Winter Haven ER on Thursday, May 9, 2024.

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  • The AdventHealth Winter Haven ER has 24 exam rooms, including a resuscitation room, a bariatric room, an isolation room, obstetrics-friendly room and pediatric-friendly rooms.
  • The AdventHealth Winter Haven ER marks the first phase of our commitment to expanding emergency care in Winter Haven.
  • The AdventHealth Winter Haven project is just the latest in the longtime partnership between AdventHealth and Robins & Morton.
  • The AdventHealth Winter Haven ER, a department of AdventHealth Heart of Florida, will open to new patients by the end of May 2024.

Leading Healthcare Brands Partnering with BPD Recognized with 16 Honors from Four Award Organizations

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Giovedì, Maggio 9, 2024

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In collaboration with BPD, a leading marketing services firm, 10 leading healthcare brands were recently honored with 16 awards for campaigns by four awards organizations.

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  • 10 BPD clients have been recognized by the Webbys, the Shorty Awards, the American Advertising Awards, and the Healthcare Advertising Awards.
  • BOCA RATON, Fla., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In collaboration with BPD, a leading marketing services firm, 10 leading healthcare brands were recently honored with 16 awards for campaigns by four awards organizations.
  • We are looking forward to continuing to produce creative, powerful, data-driven campaigns for our clients in the healthcare industry."
  • Learn more about how BPD can help your organization drive revenue and ignite greatness in your brand here: www.bpdhealthcare.com .

University of Washington School of Medicine AIMS Center and Concert Health to Scale Telepsychiatry Collaborative Care for Complex Psychiatric Disorders

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Martedì, Aprile 23, 2024

Concert Health , the leading Collaborative Care platform, and the Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center in the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , today announced a three year, multi-state project to facilitate mental health care for 2,700 patients with complex psychiatric disorders in primary care settings.

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  • Concert Health , the leading Collaborative Care platform, and the Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center in the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , today announced a three year, multi-state project to facilitate mental health care for 2,700 patients with complex psychiatric disorders in primary care settings.
  • Telepsychiatry Collaborative Care is an evidence-based model in which an integrated primary care team, including a care manager and telepsychiatrist consultant, collaboratively identify and treat patients with behavioral health conditions in primary care settings.
  • Published in JAMA , the findings are significant considering only one-third of patients with complex psychiatric disorders engage in specialty mental health care, and only one-tenth receive adequate treatment in primary care.
  • The AIMS Center will train Concert Health’s lead psychiatric trainers and lead care manager trainers in Collaborative Care management for bipolar disorder and/or PTSD.

BayCare Names New Vice President of Physician Affairs

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Lunedì, Aprile 15, 2024

CLEARWATER, Fla., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare has named Jennifer McVan as its vice president of physician affairs, effective April 15.

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  • CLEARWATER, Fla., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare has named Jennifer McVan as its vice president of physician affairs, effective April 15.
  • "With her extensive experience in providing strategic support to physicians, Jennifer will play a key role as BayCare expands its physician, allied health professional and academic enterprise," BayCare's Chief Physician Executive Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan said.
  • "I am looking forward to joining an organization built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and excellence.
  • Most recently, McVan served as the senior director of Marketing, Communications (MarComm), Media and Partnerships at Tampa General Hospital (TGH), where she spearheaded physician campaigns.

AdventHealth Goes Solar, A Bold Step Towards Climate Goals

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Mercoledì, Aprile 3, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AdventHealth is taking another step toward reducing its carbon emissions and achieving its environmental sustainability goals with an on-site solar energy installation at its corporate headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

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  • "AdventHealth is pursuing sustainability initiatives that help ensure the long-term well-being of our team members, patients, communities, business and environment.
  • "This collaboration represents the first step in a larger strategy to help AdventHealth meet their environmental goals with on-site clean energy," said Morgan Brawner, chief revenue officer at ESA.
  • "By developing a comprehensive clean energy roadmap, ESA is supporting the health care sector as it aims to reach the ambitious goals outlined in the Health Sector Climate Pledge."
  • As a signatory of the U.S. Health and Human Services Health Sector Climate Pledge, AdventHealth has pledged a 50% reduction by 2030 in its greenhouse gas emissions from electricity.

New consortium of healthcare leaders announces formation of Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), making safe and fair AI accessible to every healthcare organization

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Lunedì, Marzo 11, 2024

New AI capabilities have the potential to transform the healthcare industry by enabling better care outcomes, improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing costs.

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  • New AI capabilities have the potential to transform the healthcare industry by enabling better care outcomes, improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing costs.
  • Enabling registration of AI used for clinical care or clinical operations through a secure online portal.
  • "By working together, TRAIN members aim to establish best practices for operationalizing responsible AI, helping improve patient outcomes and safety while fostering trust in healthcare AI."
  • "We are excited to join our TRAIN partners in the journey to accelerate AI innovation in an ethical, responsible and safe way."

Quanterix Announces First Collaborations with Five Health Networks to Aid the Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease

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Lunedì, Febbraio 26, 2024

These relationships further the company’s goal to build the global infrastructure necessary for AD testing by expanding clinical access to Quanterix’s leading blood biomarker assays.

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  • These relationships further the company’s goal to build the global infrastructure necessary for AD testing by expanding clinical access to Quanterix’s leading blood biomarker assays.
  • This reach will provide greater access to patients for high-accuracy, non-invasive AD testing.
  • Traditional AD diagnosis has relied on combination of symptom presentation, brain imaging, and the detection of CSF biomarkers for AD.
  • “In our pursuit to build the global testing infrastructure for Alzheimer’s disease, Quanterix is pleased to work with several health systems whose combined networks treat millions of patients,” said Masoud Toloue, CEO of Quanterix.

AdventHealth West Florida Division Revolutionizing Emergency Care with AirStar 1 Helicopter

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Martedì, Marzo 5, 2024

TAMPA, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The AdventHealth West Florida Division has officially launched AdventHealth AirStar 1, a medical helicopter set to redefine the landscape of patient transfers within the Tampa Bay region.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The AdventHealth West Florida Division has officially launched AdventHealth AirStar 1, a medical helicopter set to redefine the landscape of patient transfers within the Tampa Bay region.
  • AdventHealth AirStar 1 is a significant investment and commitment by AdventHealth to enhance the efficiency and safety of hospital-to-hospital transfers, minimizing delays in critical care transport.
  • "AdventHealth AirStar 1 marks a pivotal moment in our commitment to delivering high-quality, whole-person care," said David Ottati, president and CEO of the AdventHealth West Florida Division.
  • AdventHealth AirStar 1 is a game-changer in emergency care, ensuring swift and efficient transport, ultimately saving critical time for patients in need."

Disney Hosts Princess Party at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando

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Venerdì, Febbraio 23, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World Resort and Starlight Children's Foundation hosted a Disney Princess-themed party fit for royalty for patients at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando. The princess party included a visit from Belle and a new delivery of Starlight hospital gowns inspired by beloved heroines like Tiana, Ariel, Mulan and more.

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  • Disney donates Disney Princess-inspired hospital gowns and pants, books, toys and more to AdventHealth for Children in collaboration with Starlight Children's Foundation
    ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World Resort and Starlight Children's Foundation hosted a Disney Princess-themed party fit for royalty for patients at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando.
  • The princess party included a visit from Belle and a new delivery of Starlight hospital gowns inspired by beloved heroines like Tiana, Ariel, Mulan and more.
  • For the Disney Princess party, in addition to princess-themed hospital gowns and pants, Disney Consumer Products provided princess dolls and plush toys from Disney Store , as well as books from Disney Publishing .
  • AdventHealth for Children: AdventHealth for Children is a nationally recognized children's hospital and network of pediatric specialists, programs and care facilities that sets the standard for innovation, quality and comprehensive care.

Scout Signs Virtual Power Purchase Agreement with AdventHealth for Texas Wind Farm

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Giovedì, Febbraio 1, 2024

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer-owner-operator is pleased to announce they have signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with AdventHealth for a 90-megawatt (MW) portion of Scout's Heart of Texas Wind Farm. This portion of the project is expected to generate 380,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable electricity annually -- matching approximately 40 percent of AdventHealth's current system-wide electrical needs.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scout Clean Energy (Scout), a Colorado based renewable energy developer-owner-operator is pleased to announce they have signed a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with AdventHealth for a 90-megawatt (MW) portion of Scout's Heart of Texas Wind Farm.
  • "Scout's Heart of Texas Wind Farm is a wonderful example of how Texas wind energy can bring clean energy to the grid, and tax revenues and employment to the community," said Michael Rucker, chief executive officer and founder of Scout.
  • Heart of Texas is a 180 MW wind farm located near McCulloch County, Texas.
  • Based on a US EPA calculator , the Heart of Texas Wind Farm generates enough clean energy for the ERCOT grid to power approximately 67,000 homes.